The Thousand and One Lives of Albert I of Monaco
If the sovereign is known for his pioneering vision of the environment, he was also an ardent militant of the pacifist cause. In the documentary A fight for peace, Monegasque journalist and producer Yann-Antony Noghès retraces this astonishing journey marked by the role of mediator that Albert I played between France and Germany, on the eve of the First World War.
In what way does the figure of Prince Albert I seem unique to you?
I am not a historian, but I am passionate about the history of my country. Monaco is half the size of New York’s Central Park, and yet it’s a sovereign state in the heart of Europe, ruled by the continent’s oldest ruling dynasty. Everything in Monaco is therefore singular, different, even paradoxical. Prince Albert I was a somewhat turbulent student who completed his schooling without a diploma. This did not prevent him from becoming the “Scholarly Prince”, a scientific emperor of humanist ideals.
Your documentary reveals a lesser-known facet of the prince, that of mediator trying to maintain peace between Germany and France at the beginning of the 20th century…The personality of Albert I is very rich. At the head of a state that had become prosperous, he offered himself to his ideals, including pacifism, at a time when…
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